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Sabres vs. Panthers October 29, 2011

BUFFALO, NY - OCTOBER 29: Young fans cheer for Cody McCormick #8 of the Buffalo Sabres as he heads to the ice for warmups prior to playing the Florida Panthers at First Niagara Center on October 29, 2011 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft